DS was transverse, rather than breech and stayed that way until just before 40 weeks. Labour was long and painful, this was sudden excruciating pain but it was all over in 5 minutes and I felt much better afterwards!

Babies can turn in labour, they like being breech it gives them lots of space to play and when the contractions start they're usually encouraged to turn. Personally if I had a breech I would want to be in labour before they did a section to a. give my baby every chance to turn and b. because the development of the lungs is connected to the triggering of labour. When you actually get offered a section varies by doctor. My eldest was born at 31 weeks by crash section due to being a footling breech and I'd already been told "if she doesn't turn"! At 31 weeks, unless you're in labour, baby is not breech, just upright.

Ds was footling. I refused ECV and sat to discuss section with consultant. My 1st child was born spontaneous labour at 38+4 and my cycles are 23 days. Even when presented with these facts, he insisted no section is performed before 39 weeks.

Arsehole!

Went into labour at 38+2. Had emergency with a 45 minute fumble to get spinal in due to fast progressing labour. All was ok but still think he was an arsehole.

Yep, thought the anaesthetist was an A hole too!! I think I was pretty calm though, and those 45 mins of contracting in theatre hunched over were still a million million times better than one minute of back to back labour I had with DD.